Do It The Hard Way

Do It The Hard Way
music by Richard Rodgers (left)
lyric by Lorenz Hart (right)

Fred Astaire once worked so hard he often lost his breath,
And now he taps all other chaps to death.
Working hard did not retard the young Cab Calloway.
Now hear him blow his vo-de-o-do today...

Do it the hard way and it's easy sailing.
Do it the hard way and it's hard to lose.
Only the soft way has a chance of failing;
You have to choose.

I took the hard way when I tried to get you;
You took the soft way when you said, "We'll see."
Darling, now I'll let you do it the hard way
Now that you want me...